tracking
Americannoun
noun
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the act or process of following something or someone
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electrical engineering a leakage of electric current between two points separated by an insulating material caused by dirt, carbon particles, moisture, etc
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the way wheels on a vehicle are aligned
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a function of a video cassette recorder, which adjusts the alignment of the heads in order to achieve the best possible audio and video reproduction from each recording
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—South Korean chip stocks fell sharply on Friday, tracking their U.S. peers’ overnight retreat and prompting the stock market operator to briefly halt trading to reduce volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
By contrast, many altcoin-focused funds—products tracking cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin and Ethereum—have struggled to attract investor dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Mexico reported 1,717 active cases as of early May, while Panama’s caseload has grown so severe since its 2023 onset that officials have abandoned individual case tracking.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Amazon tried tracking AI usage and displaying scores on a companywide leaderboard, but the technique failed because workers started inflating their usage scores, meaning they were likely not being very productive.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The information she handed over to the FBI included dozens of names of other Americans spying for the USSR, including people that the agency had been tracking for years.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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